Bahrain pulls out of U.N. human rights body election after criticism

GENEVA (Reuters) - Bahrain will no longer run in an election to the U.N.'s top human rights body later this month, a U.N. website showed, after critics drew attention to alleged human rights violations.

A U.N. site showed that Bahrain withdrew its candidacy on Sept. 26 to run for a three-year seat at the Geneva-based body, without giving details. Bahrain's diplomatic mission in Geneva and Bahraini government's media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.